November 4, 2008
Adobe AIR is a software grid to run web-based applications on your desktop, independent of a browser. AIR applications run on the desktop, much like widgets. The technology is compatible with Windows, Mac OS X and in beta with Linux. Some of the most popular AIR apps are eBay Desktop, Twhirl (Twitter), Klok (time management), [...]
October 21, 2008
Your desktop provides a limited amount of space. Usually that’s just enough to do one thing at a time. Many times however, these two dimensional limits are way too tight to work productively with layers of open windows. Increasing the available space, for example by adding a second monitor or installing a virtual desktop manager [...]
June 23, 2008
A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article in which I described some of the features I particularly liked about Vista. However in the comments Justin and anob pointed out that a couple of the features I had mentioned were not actually Vista specific. I decided it was time to teach myself how to [...]
June 9, 2008
When you’re away from your Mac or Windows desktop and you want some nice eye candy or you want to display some information that you would like to glance at every once in a while then the best way to do this is with a screensaver. Status Screen Saver is a screensaver that allows you [...]
June 6, 2008
Adobe AIR applications are nice looking and not so memory-hungry applications. If you don’t already have Adobe AIR installed you can download it for free from Adobe’s website.
We’ve already previously taken a look at some Adobe AIR applications worth installing but more and more websites are constantly jumping on the AIR bandwagon. So here are some more new AIR apps worth a look.
April 16, 2008
Back in February I asked for screenshots of your desktops and I promised the coolest would be featured on Make Use Of. So here are my three favorites in the order they were received. (1) Skyler’s Desktop Skyler uses XPize for custom themes, which also comes with a new screen saver, boot screen, login screen, [...]
March 21, 2008
I frequently find desktop applications a lot more convenient than their web-based alternatives. Even when web alternative offers superior feature set there is still something about desktop version that makes it more attractive. So what is the solution ? A web-based application that looks and feels any other desktop program. Below you’ll find four different [...]
February 13, 2008
Let’s face it, a desktop that is covered with shortcuts, icons, files, folders, and still harbors the default wallpaper is boring and ugly. No one wants to see it, you can’t find anything on it, it’s neither inspiring nor useful. And why have all those things on the desktop anyway? Is it convenient to close [...]
